Everything new that your AirPods will be able to do with iOS 16

Earlier this month, Apple unveiled what’s new in iOS 16 at WWDC. This version of the iPhone software has already reached all users who are in the company’s beta channel. There are many experts who have already used this operating system, and it seems that the AirPods will benefit greatly from this new version .

iOS 16 will substantially improve your experience with AirPods

Everything new that your AirPods will be able to do with iOS 16

Apple’s AirPods are going to get even better with the arrival of iOS 16 . It is not the first time that an iPhone firmware update has improved the experience or sound quality of the headphones from Tim Cook’s company. Specifically, there are two substantial improvements that have been detected by the developers who are currently testing the system. One of those improvements is related to settings and another to the famous Spatial Audio. In addition, Apple has created a new firmware for the AirPods , which is necessary to apply these new changes.

New Settings for AirPods

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Making changes to the AirPods was until now a somewhat tedious maneuver. You had to go to Settings> Bluetooth> AirPods> and then touch the ‘i’ to access the full menu. However, you couldn’t access those settings if your AirPods weren’t connected to your phone. Overall, this could be better.

With the new system, a new line will appear in the settings menu whenever you have AirPods connected to the iOS device. No more stumbling through the settings menu trying to remember where the menu for setting up your headset was. Starting with iOS 16, settings are just a tap away. This will be especially useful to control the second novelty that we will talk about next.

Spatial Audio Customization

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Custom Spatial Audio is a new feature that will come to AirPods as soon as we have iOS 16 on our phones. This technology uses Face ID sensors to create a topographical map of your face and ears . Based on this data, a sound profile will be created that will be ideal for you.

When you connect your AirPods after installing iOS 16, a new wizard will appear explaining how this new custom audio system works. Later you can return to the wizard by entering the new settings menu that we talked about in the previous section.

To set it up, you’ll need to take three scans of your face using your iPhone’s TrueDepth camera system . With your AirPods out of your ears, you’ll look around in a circle, similar to setting up Face ID. Next, the wizard will ask you to repeat the same process for the left and right ear. As you scan your ears, your iPhone will beep to tell you to turn your head in the opposite direction.

Those who have tried this new feature have been pleasantly surprised. The improvement appears to be much more noticeable on AirPods Pro than standard AirPods, with hardly any impact on AirPods Max. The only problem is that the setting can’t be quickly turned on and off so you can compare the results.

When does iOS 16 come out?

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At WWDC, Apple said we’d have the system in the fall . We assume that it will be released the same day that the new generation iPhone is presented, so we would be talking about an approximate date between the end of September and the beginning of October.